Amber Alert child recovered, man in custody

Robby Almon, 32, taken into custody

Robby Almon, 32, was arrested on July 4 in Norman, the day after a pursuit that began in Pottawatomie County and resulted in Almon taking his daughter and a 10-year-old boy, police say. Click here for more.

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Robby Almon, 32, was arrested on July 4 in Norman, the day after a pursuit that began in Pottawatomie County and resulted in Almon taking his daughter and a 10-year-old boy, police say. Click here for more.

Norman police recovered the 3-year-old daughter of a wanted Pottawatomie County man after a standoff Wednesday evening, police said.

Investigators said Robby Almon, 32, took his daughter, Chasity Almon, and a 10-year-old on a police pursuit Tuesday.

Police said they found Robby Almon and the 3-year-old at an apartment near 24th Avenue Southwest and West Lindsey Street in Norman just before 5 p.m. Wednesday.

Authorities said officers got Almon to release his daughter after a short standoff.

Police said the girl was unharmed.

Almon was taken into custody a short time later, police said.

Pottawatomie County sheriff's deputies said the events began when they went to a home in Bethel Acres on Tuesday afternoon to serve a felony warrant on Robby Almon.

Authorities said that Almon wasn't at home, but drove up while deputies were there. At that time, he sped away with the children in his pickup truck.

Pursuit speeds reached upwards of 77 mph, so deputies decided to end the chase because of the children inside the vehicle.

Authorities issued an Amber Alert for the children -- identified as 3-year-old Chasity Almon, and 10-year-old Aaron Brodine.

Chasity Almon is Robby Almon's child. Brodine is not.

The Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Office confirmed to KOCO.com that Brodine was found safe at a home near McLoud on Tuesday.

"He opened the door for the little boy and he just calmly got out, but when he shut the door, he backed out of the driveway really fast," said neighbor Destinee Damron, who saw Almon release the boy.

State patrol officers in Canadian County thought they spotted Almon's truck early Wednesday but after a short chase they determined that it was not his vehicle.

Stay tuned to KOCO.com for more details as they become available.

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